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Flowchart of Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) participants included in the present study. CLRD = chronic lower respiratory disease. CT = computed tomography; Pi10 = average wall thickness for a hypothetical airway of 10-mm lumen perimeter on computed tomography.
